Angels F.C.

Angels
Full name Angels Football Club
Founded 2014
Dissolved 2018
Ground Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar
Capacity 5000
Owner Edmund Hosken
Chairman Joshua Lhote
Manager Juan José Jiménez
2017–18 Expelled

Angels F.C. is a football team from Gibraltar. They played in the Gibraltar Second Division and the Rock Cup until February 2018, when their license was revoked.[1]

History

Angels Football Club formed in 2014, after the rising interest in association football on the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. In July 2014 it was announced that the club would compete in the Gibraltar Second Division for its maiden season. After a slow start to the season the club climbed the table and after a tight title race with other new entries Gibraltar United and Europa Point, the side won promotion with a win over Mons Calpe on the final day of the season, overturning a 2–1 score at half-time. The club, despite finishing second, was awarded promotion due to the GFA's decision to expand the Gibraltar Premier Division to 10 teams. The side sacked Juanfran Fernandez Perez in July 2015, with Albert Ferry coming in as his replacement.

On 7 November 2016, Lewis Fraser took over from Joel Williams, who left to coach in India. Lewis comes with experience from youth academies in the UK. As a result of the loss of a number of players, the side suffered a record 20-1 defeat to Gibraltar Phoenix on 16 November 2016, having only been able to field 9 players (one of which played with an injury). They eventually finished 8th in the table, ahead of only Hound Dogs, although they drew praise for their attitude on and off the pitch. On June 22, 2017, Fraser resigned as manager of Angels.

The club started strongly in the 2017–18 season, being in the title race by the winter break. However, on 2 February 2018, the Gibraltar Football Association found gross violations of player quota and home grown player rules at the club, and revoked their license for the season. Their record was expunged and the club was expelled from the league. They were not re-admitted to the league the following season.

Seasons

Season Division League record Rock Cup
P W D L GF GA Pts Pos
2014–15 Second 262123762065 2nd promoted R2
2015–16 Premier 273024201079 10th relegated QF
2016–17 Second 1641111766138th R1
2017–18 Second 00000009th R1

Final squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Spain GK Francisco José Jimenez
2 Spain DF Fernando Moya
3 Spain DF José Antonio Ferrer
4 Spain DF Rafael Moreno
5 Gibraltar DF Edmund Hosken
6 Spain DF Adrian Pino
7 Spain MF Jose Antonio Gonzalez
8 Spain MF Samuel Valero
9 Spain MF Daniel Moreno
11 Spain MF Toufik Larouia
No. Position Player
12 Gibraltar DF Scott Kelly
13 Spain DF Pedro Ardanaz
14 Spain MF Ruben Fernandez
15 Spain MF David Rodriguez
16 Spain FW José Antonio Ligero
17 Spain FW Alfonso Moreno
18 Gibraltar DF Tyrone Sampere
19 Senegal MF Ndiaga Kane
20 Gibraltar MF Kyle Gomez
21 Spain DF José María Martos

References


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